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suspend

[suh-spend] / səˈspɛnd /
VERB
hang from above
Synonyms
STRONG
append attach dangle depend sling swing wave
WEAK
be pendent hang down hang up hook up
Antonyms
STRONG
disjoin take away
WEAK
rise sustain
VERB
delay, hold off
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjourn arrest bar cease defer discontinue eject exclude file halt interrupt postpone put off reject rule out shelve stay waive withhold
STRONG
can check debar eliminate hang inactivate intermit omit pigeonhole procrastinate prorogue protract retard
WEAK
break up count out cut short hang fire hang up hold up lay aside lay off lay on the table lay over pink slip put a stop to put an end to put on back burner put on hold put on ice put on the shelf stave off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accept add advance allow begin carry on carry out continue do encourage expedite forge forward go include keep on release
WEAK
complete finish persist sustain

Example Sentences

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Government sources have told the BBC that Turner has had previous written warnings, but the decision to suspend the whip will be kept under review.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Early in the war, concerns about the war led some producers in the region to suspend production.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

A “federal contractor with whom Anthropic has built custom applications has indicated that it may suspend that work or even remove Claude from existing deployments,” the company says in its lawsuit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The FAA is investigating the incident, including whether “a new measure to suspend the use of visual separation between airplanes and helicopters was applied,” the agency spokesperson wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The triangular shape of the boy leaning on the ledge gives stability to the painting, which helps to suspend the fleeting instant in time.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson